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Eyvind Alnæs
Person · male · Norway · Fredrikstad Municipality · born 1872 · died 1932 · recording since 2009
Norwegian composer, pianist, organist, and choir director (1872–1932)
Also known as アイヴィン・アルネス
Timeline
10 events▣ Album 4✦ Award 3◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1870s
1920s
1930s
1960s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 7 / Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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· Album
Album: Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 7 / Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43
Album
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2010s
Biography
English biography276 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1372177611
Biography
Eyvind Alnæs (29 April 1872 – 24 December 1932) was a Norwegian composer, pianist, organist and choir director.
Personal life
Alnæs was born in Fredrikstad, as the son of headmaster Johannes Jørgen Lauritz Alnæs (1835–1916) and Elise Martine Hansen (1851–1931). He married Emilie Thorne (1882–1976) in 1903. He was the father of author Lise Børsum, and grandfather of novelist Finn Alnæs and artist Bente Børsum.
Career
In 1888 he was enrolled at the Music and Organist School in Oslo (Musikkonservatoriet i Oslo). Alnæs studied piano with Westye Waaler, organ with Peter Brynie Lindeman as well as harmony, counterpoint and composition with Iver Holter. In April 1892, after Alnæs had finished his studies in Oslo, he studied in Leipzig with Carl Reinecke and, after the première of his first symphony in 1896, in Berlin with Julius Ruthardt.
For many years he played the organ in several churches and conducted choirs. During the years 1895-1907 he was organist at Bragernes Church in Drammen. From 1907 to 1916 he was at Uranienborg Church in Oslo and between 1916 and 1932 at Oslo Cathedral. He helped found the Norwegian Society of Composers in 1917 and served as chairman from 1921 to 1923.
Alnæs wrote music in a late Romantic style; his output included two symphonies, one set of symphonic variations, a piano concerto, pieces for piano, chorale preludes for organ, choral works, and art songs (in Norwegian, romanser).
Alnæs received the King's Medal of Merit (Kongens fortjenstmedalje) in gold in 1922, and in 1932 was appointed a Knight 1st Class in the Order of St. Olav.
He died in 1932 and was buried at Vestre gravlund cemetery in the Frogner borough of Oslo.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 3 | 95.4th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -77 | 5.5th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 7 / Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:18:15
1Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 7: I. Allegro patetico12:452Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 7: II. Adagio12:033Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 7: III. Allegro6:364Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 7: IV. Non troppo allegro9:555Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: I. Allegro moderato11:136Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: II. Molto lento11:277Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: III. Allegro scherzando6:158Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: IV. Allegro non troppo ma molto energico8:012011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:15:20
110 pianostykker over norske folkeviser, op. 39: No. 1. Herr Gudmund2:43210 pianostykker over norske folkeviser, op. 39: No. 2. Valdrisvisen2:57310 pianostykker over norske folkeviser, op. 39: No. 3. Aasmund Fregdegjaevar2:33410 pianostykker over norske folkeviser, op. 39: No. 4. Dae va eingong ein kung'e1:56510 pianostykker over norske folkeviser, op. 39: No. 5. Nar jenta bare er konfirmera1:14610 pianostykker over norske folkeviser, op. 39: No. 6. Aa Ola, Ola min eigen onge1:58710 pianostykker over norske folkeviser, op. 39: No. 7. Saeterreisen2:08810 pianostykker over norske folkeviser, op. 39: No. 8. Lensmannen hadd ei graaskjimra merr1:16910 pianostykker over norske folkeviser, op. 39: No. 9. Jeg lagde mig saa sildig3:271010 pianostykker over norske folkeviser, op. 39: No. 10. Ho Guro1:2111Romance in E major3:2512Variations sur un Theme Original in D minor, op. 512:54134 klaverstykker, op. 4: No. 1. Faedrelandshymne3:31144 klaverstykker, op. 4: No. 2. Folkevise1:20154 klaverstykker, op. 4: No. 3. Albumblad1:50164 klaverstykker, op. 4: No. 4. Humoreske1:50173 Morceaux, op. 32: No. 1. Etude2:32183 Morceaux, op. 32: No. 2. Jeu d'Enfants2:15193 Morceaux, op. 32: No. 3. Caprice5:5620Stemning in A major2:39213 Piano Pieces, op. 9: No. 1. Impromptu6:31223 Piano Pieces, op. 9: No. 2. Studie2:59233 Piano Pieces, op. 9: No. 3. Novellette6:05Songs to Texts by Heine, Burns and scandinavian Poets
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 27 tracks · 1:03:44
1Four Songs to Texts by Nils-Magnus Folcke, op. 34: No. 1. Ett vackert gammalt monster2:472Four Songs to Texts by Nils-Magnus Folcke, op. 34: No. 2. Forryckt amour3:193Four Songs to Texts by Nils-Magnus Folcke, op. 34: No. 3. Visan om Maj1:374Four Songs to Texts by Nils-Magnus Folcke, op. 34: No. 4. En gammal ung visa1:545Four Songs to Texts by Gustav Fröding and Nils-Magnus Folcke, op. 35: No. 1. En visa till Karin nar hon hade dansat2:536Four Songs to Texts by Gustav Fröding and Nils-Magnus Folcke, op. 35: No. 2. En visa till Karin ur fangelset3:117Three Songs to Poems by Nils Collett Vogt, op. 29: No. 1. Sne2:558Three Songs to Poems by Nils Collett Vogt, op. 29: No. 2. Ruten1:329Five Songs to Texts by Robert Burns and Heinrich Heine, op. 6: No. 1. Winterklage2:1110Five Songs to Texts by Robert Burns and Heinrich Heine, op. 6: No. 2. An eine Nachtigall2:0711Five Songs to Texts by Robert Burns and Heinrich Heine, op. 6: No. 3. Ein Jungling liebt ein Madchen1:3512Five Songs to Texts by Robert Burns and Heinrich Heine, op. 6: No. 4. Was will die einsame Thrane?2:0813Five Songs to Texts by Robert Burns and Heinrich Heine, op. 6: No. 5. Der erste Psalm3:0614Three Songs to Poems by Viggo Stuckenberg, op. 26: No. 1. Lykken mellem to mennesker2:2515Three Songs to Poems by Viggo Stuckenberg, op. 26: No. 2. Nu brister i alle de klofter2:4416Three Songs to Poems by Viggo Stuckenberg, op. 26: No. 3. En morgen var din grav2:2117Four Poems by Herman Wildenvey, op. 30: No. 1. Hojtid2:4518Four Poems by Herman Wildenvey, op. 30: No. 4. Eventyr til Ellen5:1619Six Songs to Texts by Anders Hovden and A. O. Vinje, op. 22: No. 1. Tungalda2:3520Six Songs to Texts by Anders Hovden and A. O. Vinje, op. 22: No. 2. Den diktar aldri djupt1:5621Six Songs to Texts by Anders Hovden and A. O. Vinje, op. 22: No. 3. Attergloyma1:5722Six Songs to Texts by Anders Hovden and A. O. Vinje, op. 22: No. 4. Du naar maalet1:2423Six Songs to Texts by Anders Hovden and A. O. Vinje, op. 22: No. 5. So skal gjenta hava det0:5724Six Songs to Texts by Anders Hovden and A. O. Vinje, op. 22: No. 6. Mold2:0225Three Songs to Texts by Nils Collett Vogt, op. 23: No. 2. Alt var dig1:0526Four Songs to Texts by Oscar Stjerne and Nils-Magnus Folcke, op. 41: No. 3. En vaggvislat4:0927Four Songs to Texts by Oscar Stjerne and Nils-Magnus Folcke, op. 41: No. 4. En var - En dikt0:532016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:10:11
1Piano Concerto in D major, op. 27: I. Allegro moderato13:032Piano Concerto in D major, op. 27: II. Lento8:353Piano Concerto in D major, op. 27: III. Allegro (Tempo di Valse)9:504Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 7: I. Allegro pathetico12:105Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 7: II. Adagio11:306Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 7: III. Allegro6:067Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 7: IV. Allegro non troppo8:57
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Eyvind Alnæs head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 3 | 95.4th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -77 | 5.5th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | King's Medal of Merit in Gold | won | |
| 1932 | Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav | won | |
| 1967 | Medal of St. Hallvard | won |
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